The nature of dark matter has puzzled astronomers since discovering that 85% of the universe's matter is invisible through ...

A new study suggests that the next nearby supernova could provide a window into the elusive nature of dark matter.

A test exists for a leading explanation for the nature of dark matter, but it relies on catching a supernova in the moment of ...

Researchers at UC Berkeley proposed that axions, hypothetical particles, could be detected shortly after a supernova's gamma ...

For nearly 90 years, scientists have been searching for answers about dark matter—the invisible substance that makes up 85% ...

The brightest gamma-ray explosion ever caught on record, which was so bright it blinded scientific instruments, just got weirder. GRB 221009, first spotted in October 2022, outshone other cosmic ...

The search for the universe's dark matter could end tomorrow—given a nearby supernova and a little luck. The nature of dark matter has eluded astronomers for 90 years, since the realization that 85% ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A massive burst of gamma rays produced by the explosion of a star almost two billion light-years away was so powerful that it ...

Gamma-ray bursts typically emit as much energy in a few seconds as an entire galaxy of stars will emit in years. Think about this: a single sudden explosion, which becomes as bright as the ...

Satellites captured images of how the gamma blast lit up dust rings in space Scientists have revealed how Nasa satellites detected the brightest gamma ray explosion in space. The gamma-ray burst ...

"Binary neutron star mergers produce high-energy emissions from several physically different sources, including a gamma-ray burst (GRB) and its afterglow, a kilonova (KN), and, at late times ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. A massive gamma-ray burst may have finally given scientists a glimpse of proof that ...